While Fiorina conceded that a few Republicans and Democrats alike have politicized Clinton’s appearance before the congressional committee, Fiorina complimented the work of the committee’s chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., in steering the committee and suggested that Democrats would have done the same if the Benghazi attacks had occurred under a Republican administration.
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Democratic legislators on the panel occasionally lashed out at their Republican colleagues in her defence.
“But despite all the attacks, Hillary was rock solid and the Republicans failed to lay a glove on her. She looked strong, they looked awful”, Schumer added.
Also appearing on the show was the Benghazi Committee’s ranking member, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., who was asked why the Democrats’ strategy in the hearing seemed to be to act as “shield” for Clinton.
Despite intense questioning from Republican members of the committee, Clinton maintained a calm, somber demeanor throughout.
Islamist militants stormed the compound and killed four Americans, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens.
Another email said the White House was “very anxious about the politics” with an election coming up.
The hearings were not – he insisted – a prosecution of Hillary Clinton. Nina Turner, who met with Clinton before her address on Friday morning.
“I hate to have to say this but America is the greatest nation on earthrand if a person is going to be the leader of the greatest nation on earth, we need to have a leader who always tells the truth”, he said.
But, if you’ve been paying attention to the Benghazi “scandal” from the beginning, you probably didn’t hear anything new at Thursday’s hearing.
Political experts mostly agreed that the Benghazi hearings actually helped Clinton’s reputation rather than damage it. According to CNN, a source close to Clinton said her campaign team was “ecstatic” with the outcome of the hearings. It was learned that she remained composed throughout the hearing. “I could see her across the table from [Russian President Vladimir] Putin”. She said the GOP-led panel has distorted the events in Benghazi to the point where there is a “disconnect with reality that exists on that committee”.
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“In terms of her testimony?” “You were there for me when I needed you”, she said.
